PETRAEUS RESIGNS FROM CIA – CITES AFFAIR

Posted by Jim Hoft on Friday, November 9, 2012, 2:02 PM

David Petraeus today resigned as director of the CIA after admitting an extra-marital affair.

The former general had been one of the most respected figures in the military and intelligence establishment, but has stepped down to deal with the ‘personal and professional issues’ surrounding his relationship with a woman who is not his wife.

“Yesterday afternoon, I went to the White House and asked the President to be allowed, for personal reasons, to resign from my position,” Petraeus said in his resignation letter. “After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair. Such behavior is unacceptable, both as a husband and as the leader of an organization such as ours.”

“This afternoon, the President graciously accepted my resignation,” Petraeus said in the letter.

Granny commented:

Interesting, perhaps that is why he was completely ineffective in saving American lives in Benghazi – he was being blackmailed (no pun intended) by the O-regime-ists – to do THEIR bidding instead of what was right (ya know, sending troops in to save Americans ‘n’ stuff…)

SM-WI commented:

FurryGuy commented:

#2 November 9, 2012 at 2:05 pm
Granny commented:

That was fast . . . but I wouldn’t want to get blamed for Benghazi either.

The problem is that he was in charge when the attacks happened. Only a community organizer gets a “pass” on responsibility. Even Hillary fell on was pushed onto her sword, so she gets to keep her government job.

I doubt Petraeus was looking to run for POTUS in the future, we know Hillary sure is.

gsrider commented:

Kathteach commented:

The PR genius who is orchestrating the phony notion that Petraeus is resigning over an affair is the same mind behind Obama, Hillary and Petraeus telling the nation a You Tube video triggered Benghazi deaths of Ambassador Stevens and three other brave Americas.

Don’t worry folks – Petraeus will be before Congress a lot in months to come. He actually may end up being charged with treason along with Obama and Clinton.

Benghazi is not only not going to go away – an awful lot of Americans are going to become extraordinarily engaged in the investigation where Obama and Hillary and Petraeus really thought Americans are so stupid they would just buy the notion that a stupid You Tube video would explain away Benghazi.

And Petraeus can’t unring a bell. He lied to Issa’s committee and said Benghazi was triggered by a You Tube video. HE is up against the wall – mistakenly (maybe) thinking his resignation is akin to falling on a sword.

Sorry General – you should actually be feeling so much more pressed up against a wall because now we really know that you are micromanaged by the astroturffing, manipulating and devious likes of Axelrod and friends.

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As we have seen over the past year, the common thread of theo-political Islam is what drives militants around the world. Mr. Brennan and the President must provide leadership in articulating the real threat and addressing the root cause of Islamist terror. The Muslim Brotherhood and Islamists can speak for themselves."]

Monkey Wrench commented:

Tighterlines64 commented:

Ahhhh so it begins. Petraeus was given an offer he couldn’t refuse and was shown the door to make way for someone like Wesley Clark a politically correct officer who has been kneeling and bobbing for the bammer since day one. Look for a lot of dedicated and honorable military leaders to be shown the door over the next year or so. They might represent a threat to the bammer and his henchmen.

Kathteach commented:

#3 Lisa – I like your notion that Obama was blackmailing him into lying before Issa’s Committee.

Still – he had an out. The truth. I imagine if Petraeus had called a press conference to tell the nation he was being blackmailed by the White House to lie before Congress about Benghazi – the word might have gotten out.